Children’s Books

Linda grew up in Stockholm, Sweden. After living in Dublin, Melbourne and Sydney, she has settled on the wild Atlantic Coast in Ireland. Linda is inspired by her Swedish heritage, the colours of the world, and the Irish landscape and storytelling tradition. Here are a few samples, Enjoy!

This is an illustration of the book cover for The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Irish Seashore. It has seashells, starfish and a rockpool by the ocean on the cover.
Illustrated Encyclopedia of The Irish Seashore. Author Lucy Taylor. Publisher GILL Books, 2025.
Book Cover of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Irish Lighthouses by Illustrator Linda Fahrlin
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Irish Lighthouses. Author David Hare. Publisher GILL Books, 2024. Shortlisted for An Post Irish Book Awards. Shortlisted for KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards
How does a lighthouse spin?
A girl traveling in a hot air baloon over Bologna city to go to the Bologna Childrens Book Fair.
Heading to Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025
Welcomings
The Great Irish Science Book. Author Luke O’Neil. Publisher GILL Books, 2020. Shortlisted for An Post Irish Book Awards.
The Great Australian Science Book 2024
The Brief History of Everything. 2023.
Cover illustration by Linda Fahrlin on two books for OBrien Press
Cover illustrations OBrien Press
Spot 1
Spot 2
Spot 3
Picture of Linda Fahrlin Shortlisted for An Post Irish Book Awards
Ireland: The People, The Places, The Stories
Ireland: The People, The Places, The Stories
The Brief History of Everything – The Cell